branch out

British  

verb

1. to expand or extend one's interests

   our business has branched out into computers now

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branch out Idioms  

1. Separate into subdivisions; strike off in a new direction. For example, Our software business is branching out into more interactive products, or Bill doesn't want to concentrate on just one field; he wants to branch out more. This term alludes to the growth habits of a tree's limbs. [Early 1700s] Also see branch off.

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branch out

Both GM and Ford have struggled with their EV businesses and are attempting to branch out.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 9, 2026

Smith, who owns a hairdressing salon in Croydon, south London, decided she needed to branch out into the dating business with a focus on "the big market of geeky people".

From BBC ● May 21, 2026

Born into a well-off family in central Taiwan on July 2, 1934, Liu worked briefly in his father's trading and food manufacturing company but was soon itching to branch out on his own.

From Barron's ● Feb. 16, 2026

The deal is aimed at freeing up capital at a time when the world’s biggest miner by market value is spending more on new projects to increase production of copper and branch out into potash.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 9, 2025

And your life can branch out from each one in a thousand different ways.

From "Everything, Everything" by Nicola Yoon